IIT-Madras Students’ Row: Clearing the Air

Manish, the student who attacked Sooraj for organising a beef fest, isn’t a member of Vivekananda Study Circle.

The Quint published an article on the misinterpretation of the SC’s new cattle market regulations by most of the public, including the students of IIT-Madras.

It was mentioned in the article that violence broke out between students of different study groups, in which Sooraj, a PhD research scholar sustained severe injuries.

The article also mentioned that Sooraj belonged to the Ambedkar-Periyar study group, and that the attacker, Manish, belonged to the Vivekananda Study group.

The Quint received information on Manish, being a member of the Vivekananda study group, from another IIT student, two days after the attack, during a students’ silent protest seeking justice for Sooraj. The student in question belonged to neither of the study groups.

The information was also corroborated by an article published in The News Minute (which has now been retracted).

The Quint received an email from Chaitanya Vijay, a member of the Vivekananda Study circle, stating that Manish, the alleged attacker, was not part of the study group.